Friday, February 27, 2015

On Saturday, May 9, 2015, Jill Morelli, an sole proprietor of Cascade Research Services, will present talks at a day-long meeting of the 2015 British Columbia Genealogical Society (BSGS) Genealogy & Family History Seminar.

She will be giving talks on The “Push” and the “Pull”: Emigration Decision-Making in the 19th Century and From Scandinavia to the United States in the mid 1800’s: two case studies – one Norwegian and one Swedish – but interesting for anyone with European roots.

Another talk will be I Found My Family on the Internet! Now what do I do? – explore four major Internet locations and learn what to look for to determine whether it is worth using, and analyzing the records.

Doors open at 10:00 am / Seminar 10:30 am to 4:30 pm, and it will take place at South Arm United Church, 11051 No. 3 Road (corner of No. 3 Road & Steveston Highway) Richmond, BC.

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

The
annual BCGS Library Week will be held this year from July 15th to 21st,
2012. The Library Open House from 2-4 pm is on Sunday, July 15th.

Library Week is a FREE event, and refreshments
will be served.

From
July 16 to 21st, the Library will be open each day from 10 am to 3 pm.
Volunteers will be available to assist you in searching the Library collections
and there are talks scheduled each day on various topics – Scottish, Irish,
English. Canadian, US and Australian research, and on using Ancestry Library
Edition and our BCGS website and more.

The
schedule will be -

Monday:
Scottish

Tuesday:
Irish

Wednesday: English

Thursday:
Canadian

Friday:
United States

Saturday:
Europe

There
will also be sessions available on using Ancestry Library, the Genealogical
Research Library and the American Ancestors on-line databases, and Geni.com –
and this BCGS website

Sunday, December 18, 2011

It went online December 10 with the “BCGS TOUR – Vancouver City Archives – April 12, 2012”, and has continued with what is new in their library, and on December the 15 they celebrated the 40th anniversary of BCGS.

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Booklet #1 - The War of 1812: Canada and the United States

The booklet, “The War of 1812: Canada and the United States”, gives a synopsis of the causes of the War, and details the battles that took place (who, where, and when), and which included British forces, Blacks, and Aboriginal warriors who fought on both sides of the conflict.

Booklet #2 – Migration: Canada and the United States

These headings offer good examples of those who came to Canada, or of Canadians who left for the U.S, and why. The booklet gives a synopsis of what records to look for, the books written on the subject, where to find online resources, and a bonus list of some famous Canadians who migrated to the U.S.